CJ Entus showed their dominance early into the game with great coordination, proving their experience in champions league level. First game was straight forward, all dominance by CJ Entus. APK Prince tried to hold out, but CJ Entus was too much to handle, forcing APK on their back legs and eventually win game 1 with ease.

Game 2 Summary:CHAMPION PICKS

APK Prince

CJ ENTUS

Cube – Kennen

Soul – Maokai

Hoglet – Elise

Winged – Olaf

DO IT – Ryze

Candy – Casseopia

DAN – Lucian

Veritas – Jhin

Nova – Malzahar

Pure – Miss Fortune

At the start of game 2, things were going well for APK Prince. For most of the laning phase, APK seemed to get the better of CJ Entus with good ganks and early kills. Although APK had a strong start, it didn’t take CJ Entus very long to take control of the game. Once team fighting broke out, the veteran CJ Entus team showed no mercy taking out APK Prince, which is by far a very solid team coming into this tournament with a 3-1 record. CJ Entus just showing too much superiority in their coordination, as they take game 2 for a clean sweep against APK.

Match 18: GRIFFIN VS I GAMING STAR

Game 1 Summary:CHAMPION PICKS

Griffin

I Gaming Star

Sword – Maokai

Patrick – Shen

Yonghun – Rengar

Natu – Graves

Rather – Corki

Dove – Syndra

Force – Ashe

Hollow – Jhin

Shield – Karma

Saymi – Malzahar

Game 1 of the series was a highly competitive game, with both teams equally getting their great moments with their engages. Team fights were also entertaining to watch as both teams were able to get away with slivers of health or awesome out-plays that lead to some impressive kills. The game also contained a nice Baron steal from IGS Natu, where he snuck in a Graves ult to sneak a slick baron steal away from Griffin. Although IGS seemed to get the better of the kills early into the game, Griffin was able to walk out with the lead with great objective control, and eventually bring IGS down after a few well-executed team fights. Great win for Griffin, for an entertaining, hard fought game to start the series.

Game 2 Summary: CHAMPION PICKS

I Gaming Star

Griffin

Patrick – Nautilus

Sword – Maokai

Natu – Graves

Yonghun – Khazix

Dove – Corki

Rather – Taliyah

Hollow – Varus

Force – Ashe

Plankton – Blitzcrank

Shield – Karma

The second game started out equally contested as the first, with both teams securing kills early, but the switch from Saymi to Plankton on IGS’ support role, proved to be the answer I Gaming Star was looking for. Plankton made some notable plays with his Blitzcrank, able to land his grab to set up nice kills, with the help of some Nautilus hook as well. It was clear that Plankton’s grabs spelled trouble for Griffin throughout the game, forcing them to make split second decisions between engaging or retreating, often ending in disaster for Griffin. IGS get a well-deserved win over Griffin, splitting the series evenly with 1 game apiece.

Game 3 Summary: CHAMPION PICKS

Griffin

I Gaming Star

Sword – Maokai

Patrick – Gragas

Yonghun – Rengar

Natu – Graves

Rather – Casseopia

Dove – Corki

Force – Jhin

Hollow – Ezrael

Shield – Malzahar

Plankton – Zyra

In game 3, Griffin make a ban against Plankton’s Blitzcrank which clearly was the game breaker from the previous game, forcing Plankton to go with his alternative Zyra pick. Early into the game, it was clear that Plankton no longer had the same presence he had with Blitzcrank, showing some early struggles for the IGS bot lane. Once team fighting began, Griffin seemed to be more comfortable engaging IGS with the absence of Planktons Blitz grab, causing Griffin to come out on top with most of the fights. Griffin’s confidence with engaging, and the lack of Plankton’s presence and playmaking seemed to be the story of the game. Griffin take the series 2-1 winning them the match, and advancing them further into the tournament.

Match 19: I GAMING STAR VS RISING STAR GAMING

Game 1 Summary:CHAMPION PICKS

I Gaming Star

Rising Star Gaming

Patrick – Maokai

Hyuni – Nautilus

Natu – Lee Sin

BBang – Reksai

Dove – Ryze

Crow – Corki

Hollow – Ezrael

OdduGi – Jhin

Plankton – Zyra

HighDin – Malzahar

For about 20 minutes of the game, both teams seemed dead even up until the 20-minute mark, where a mid-game team fight breaks out with Rising Star Gaming coming out with an ACE to gain the momentum. Not long after they get “ace’d”, IGS regain some control over the game by securing an easy Baron buff with a failed steal attempt by Rising Star. In what seemed like a very messy game, RSG wasn’t able to maintain their strong, early lead, and IGS snowball to their victory thanks to 2 secured Baron buffs and a few ace’s. I Gaming Star claim the first victory of the match.

Game 2 Summary:CHAMPION PICKS

Rising Star Gaming

I Gaming Star

Hyuni – Gangplank

Patrick – Maokai

BBang – Elise

Natu – Lee Sin

Crow – Corki

Dove – Casseopia

OdduGi – Ashe

Hollow – Jhin

HighDin – Malzahar

Plankton – Miss Fortune

IGS Natu has a rough start with his Lee Sin, unable to land a single Q with his first gank causing him to go down against Hyuni, giving up first blood, but not without taking Hyuni down with him. After a short pause, the game resumes with IGS being able to build some momentum, scoring kills from all lanes and taking down the first 2 towers of game 2. With a much smoother game than game 1, IGS was able to get the clean sweep on Rising Star Gaming by playing with more coordination and what looked like, better communication altogether. I Gaming Star win their match against Rising Star gaming.

Match 20: TEAM BEATTLECOMICS VS CJ ENTUS

Game 1 Summary:CHAMPION PICKS

Team BattleComics

CJ Entus

Abmi – Maokai

Soul – Shen

UJun – Olaf

Winged – Lee sin

Fact – Ryze

Candy – Syndra

Benedict – Sivir

Avenger – Jhin

Joker – Malzahar

Racoon – Zyra

In what was supposed to be an easy game for CJ Entus, turned out to be a tough game ahead of them, as one of the lower ranked teams, Team BattleComics, almost ACE the favorite, CJ Entus. Although BtC held their own against the #1 team in the tournament, CJ Entus kept their composure, and managed to build a gold lead, by staying in control of the map objectives. BtC played their best game by far, but came in short at the end, by forcing a very sloppy team fight, resulting in an ACE scored by CJ Entus and ultimately costing them the game. A well contested game by BtC, but CJ Entus showing veteran patience, closing out the game when given the opportunity and capitalizing on the opposing team’s mistakes.

Game 2 Summary:CHAMPION PICKS

CJ Entus

Team BattleComics

Soul – Poppy

Abmi – Maokai

Winged – Elise

U Jun – Lee Sin

Candy – Ahri

Fact – Taliyah

Avenger – Varus

Benedict – Jhin

Racoon – Karma

Joker – Braum

For the second game of the match, it played out the way it was originally expected between these 2 teams, that being CJ Entus doing as they pleased to Team BattleComics. Despite the complete domination of CJ Entus, Team BattleComics had a few notable moments throughout the game. BtC had a few plays that could’ve given them some momentum to go along with, but CJ Entus weaved their way around the map, always knowing what to do at the right times to flee with slivers of health, preventing BtC from making any type of comeback. CJ Entus close out the game with an endgame score of 14-1, sweeping BtC, but also having to work a little harder than they expected. Well-deserved win by CJ Entus as they remain undefeated having yet to lose a game in the tournament.